Federal prosecutors on Monday moved to drop a prison case introduced through the Biden administration in opposition to Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump who was convicted years in the past for thumbing his nostril at lawmakers investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
In a request to the federal decide in Washington, DC, who oversaw Bannon’s trial, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro mentioned “the government has determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of justice.”
Pirro requested US District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, to dismiss the matter with prejudice, which, if granted, would imply prosecutors are barred from refiling the case.
NCS has reached out to Bannon’s attorneys for touch upon prosecutors’ request.
Bannon already accomplished a four-month jail sentence in 2024, however he had continued to problem his conviction, together with by interesting to the Supreme Court, which hadn’t but determined whether or not to evaluation the case.
A jury in DC convicted Bannon of contempt of Congress in 2022 after he failed to present paperwork and testimony to the House choose committee that investigated the Capitol assault. A federal appeals court docket later upheld the conviction.
Bannon is one in all two former members of Trump’s inside circle who had been prosecuted for not taking part within the House January 6 probe. The second, former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro, additionally served jail time for his 2023 conviction.
Bannon, a number one voice for the American alt-right, has returned to the highlight in current weeks after a brand new trove of paperwork associated to the late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein included texts the 2 males exchanged. The records, launched by the Justice Department and House Oversight Committee, reveal a detailed private relationship — and present Epstein’s deep involvement in Bannon’s ambitions on the world stage.
NCS’s Steve Contorno contributed to this report.